superlative degree of much.
The teams competed to see who could collect (the) most money.
superlative degree of many: the comparatively largest number of (construed with the definite article
The team with the most points wins.
superlative degree of many: the majority of; more than half of (construed without the definite article
Most bakers and dairy farmers have to get up early.
The greatest; the best.
PATTY:They announced this year's nominees for student council. And guess who's up for vice-president? Me! Isn't that the most to say the least?
The greater part of a group, especially a group of people.
Most want the best for their children.
The greatest amount.
The most I can offer for the house is $150,000.
The greater part.
Most of the penguins were friendly and curious.
From Middle English most, moste, from Old English mǣst, māst, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz, *maist. Cognate with Scots mast, maist (“most”), Saterland Frisian maast (“most”), West Frisian meast (“most...
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To a great extent or degree; highly; very.
This is a most unusual specimen.
Almost.
A well-daiquiried redhead eyed him from across the room at Jilly's one night in 1963 — although it could have been most any night ever […]
A record-setting amount.
Along with their massive size will come other “mosts”: they will likely be the longest living, the best educated, the wealthiest and the most wired/ wireless.